‘Where does he get such wonderful toys?’ is the memorable line from the Joker in Tim Burton’s original Batman movie. According to this book, Batman probably made them himself and it shows you step by step how you can do the same. From Utility belts, Mega Blasters, Jetpacks and Stink Bombs, the handbook features 20 different projects to develop your own tools, gadgets and weaponry.
For many children, science requires very little packaging to make it attractive and compelling. The urge to know why, and how, and when means that science scratches the unending itch of young and enquiring minds. Capitalising on such natural curiosity and wonder, this book serves as a junior history of science, as well as a primer on the actual theories which underpin much of our understanding of the world.
Science educator and TV personality Bill Nye (The Science Guy) has teamed up with author Gregory Mone for this scientific adventure series. The first instalment introduces twelve year-old Jack and his genius foster siblings, Ava and Matt. Resourceful emancipated minors, they soon become assistants to an eccentric inventor and set off to Antarctica for a prestigious science competition. Upon arrival, they learn that a scientist has gone missing and set out to solve the mystery.
My Naturama Nature Journal is the perfect companion to Naturama, by the same author–illustrator team. Michael Fewer’s text is simple and direct, yet full of information and good advice for the budding nature lover. Melissa Doran’s illustrations not only add to the aesthetic appeal of the book, but also reinforce the information in visual form.
This delightful début by author–illustrator Rachel Ignotofsky highlights some well-known but also many unfamiliar names of women in science, technology, mathematics and engineering (STEM). This book seeks to redress an aspect of history and science in children’s literature (and elsewhere), where women’s roles, discoveries and value have been poorly represented.
Zommer’s book is a treasure-trove of beastly facts. Have you ever wondered why wolves howl at the moon or why tigers have stripes? This book will give you all the answers. Not only are the illustrations detailed, showing such things as animal footprints and fur patterns, but they are also incredibly expressive, imaginatively showing the animals’ attitudes.
This book takes a simple pair of journeys by two naughty characters and makes a charming narrative of it. A sort of Zen Tom and Jerry, perhaps! The basic narrative is that titular character Triangle, who lives in a triangular house in a triangular terrain, decides to play a trick on their friend Square.
This publication is born into a world full of books about animals. However, it has a huge advantage over other publications in that it is firmly aimed at very young children. It starts at their level of awareness and brings the reader on an expedition around the world to observe young animals in their habitats.
This is a volume for diehard science fans, which combines a densely detailed 2-metre timeline with a newspaper style book chronicling the rise and progress of scientific discovery across the ages. Painstakingly researched, the book bears the hallmark of its Natural History Museum origins with a heavy emphasis on the theory of evolution and its outworking in mankind’s understanding of itself.
This sumptuous book is a ‘gathering of facts, thoughts and observations’ by the illustrator-author Marc Martin (A River, Templar Publishing, 2016 is a recent offering). The book is a festive blend of the best of Charley Harper’s ecological awareness and Miroslav Sasek’s penchant for mapped guidebooks.
